January 5th, 1914

Born on January 5th, 1914

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What happened on January 5th, 1914?

January 5th, 1914

The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.

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What else happened on January 5th?

January 5th, 1970

An earthquake registering Mw 7.1 struck Tonghai County in southern China, killing at least 10,000 people and eventually spurring the creation of the nation's largest earthquake monitoring system.

January 5th, 1953

Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, termed the "most significant English language play of the 20th century", premiered in Paris.

January 5th, 1949

In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S. Truman (pictured) announced: "Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."

January 5th, 1941

Second World War: Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part.

January 5th, 1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state.

January 5th, 1922

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (pictured) died of a heart attack during his final expedition.

January 5th, 1919

The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler.

January 5th, 1757

King Louis XV survived an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who later became the last person in France to be executed by drawing and quartering.

January 5th, 1675

Franco-Dutch War: French troops defeated Austrian and Brandenburg forces at the Battle of Turckheim in Alsace.

January 5th, 1869

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 1896

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day seige in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 2009

In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.

January 5th, 2008

Mikheil Saakashvili was decisively re-elected as President of Georgia in "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of the country.

January 5th, 2007

The Taiwan High Speed Rail opened, connecting Taipei and Kaohsiung.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 5th

Born on January 5th, 1914

45

George Reeves

American actor

*January 5th, 1914, Woolstock †June 16th, 1959, Benedict Canyon

90

Germán Gómez

Footballer (1914-2004)

*January 5th, 1914, Santander †March 22nd, 2004, Madrid

41

Nicolas de Staël

Russian painter (1914-1955)

*January 5th, 1914, Saint Petersburg †March 16th, 1955, Antibes

88

Rudolf Schnackenburg

German Catholic priest, theologian, and New Testament scholar (1914-2002)

*January 5th, 1914, Katowice †August 28th, 2002, Würzburg

69

Erich Ganzenmüller

German politician (1914-1983)

*January 5th, 1914, Stuttgart †August 24th, 1983, Schwäbisch Gmünd

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Who's birthday is on January 5th?

91

Fritz Holthoff

German politician (1915-2006)

*January 5th, 1915, Dortmund †September 18th, 2006, Duisburg

91

Konrad Adenauer

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

*January 5th, 1876, Cologne †April 19th, 1967, Rhöndorf

90

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

84

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

49

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

44

Santiago Ventura

Spanish tennis player

*January 5th, 1980, Castelló de la Plana

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

83

Hayao Miyazaki

Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (1941-)

*January 5th, 1941, Bunkyo

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

68

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

93

Robert Duvall

American actor and director

*January 5th, 1931, San Diego

24

Roxen

Romanian singer

*January 5th, 2000, Cluj-Napoca

93

Walter Mondale

Vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*January 5th, 1928, Ceylon †April 19th, 2021, Minneapolis

69

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Swiss author and dramatist (1921-1990)

*January 5th, 1921, Konolfingen †December 14th, 1990, Neuchâtel

38

Deepika Padukone

Indian actress

*January 5th, 1986, Copenhagen

90

Jane Wyman

American actress (1917–2007)

*January 5th, 1917, St. Joseph †September 10th, 2007, Palm Springs

61

Ralf Loose

German association football player and manager

*January 5th, 1963, Dortmund

76

Ted Lange

Actor, director, screenwriter

*January 5th, 1948, Oakland

80

Gerd Siese

German association football player

*January 5th, 1944, Bielefeld

80

Peter Rieger

German boxer

*January 5th, 1944, Nysa

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Born in 1914

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

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Public holidays on January 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast day) which are celebrated on January 5th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1914 is a normal year and no leap year.

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